Platform: 3DS Release Date: Early 2012 Genre: Rhythm A love letter to Final Fantasy fans, Theatrhythm celebrates the music and mythology of the entire Final Fantasy series up until this point. Selecting a party of heroes assembled from all 13 core Final Fantasy games, this touch-based rhythm title allows players to relive classic cutscenes and listen to some of the best music in the history of the industry. Simple yet incredibly addicting.

Platform: 3DS Release Date: Early 2012 Genre: Rhythm We may never get another Jet Grind Radio, but Rhythm Thief isn't a bad alternative. By mixing mysteries with rhythm-based challenges, Thief creates a world that's both charming and mentally stimulating. Plus the beats are rather catchy, which is definitely a good thing.

Platform: 3DS Release Date: 2012 Genre: Sports We don't know much about this one other than the fact that it's on the way. We don't even know who's developing it (please be Camelot!). Nevertheless, a new Mario Tennis title is nothing to take lightly, as the franchise has been awesome thus far. We're definitely looking forward to this one.

Platform: 3DS Release Date: 2012 Genre: RPG All Square will say about Bravely Default is that it intends the game to be a classic RPG. Other than that, the publisher continues to release screenshots for the game, which feature a rather unique and stunning approach to graphics, best resembling water color concept art mixed with a chibi-esque character design. With any luck the gameplay turns out to be solid - the visuals are certainly locked down.

With only two trailers out, we don't know much about this new installment of Animal Crossing other than the fact that Nintendo seems intent on releasing before the end of its fiscal year in March 2012. Graphically the game appears fairly similar to its predecessors, though we have noticed some improvements. Oh, and you can swim. And change your pants.

We all want Paper Mario, but we've barely heard of it outside of some short glimpses through trailers shown at press conferences and a few screenshots. From what we can gather, the series seems headed to a more platform/action-oriented style of play versus the turn-based gameplay of its predecessors. Still, time will tell what Nintendo is doing for this title.

We haven't covered every single 3DS title that's on the way, just some of the more prominent releases. We didn't even highlight some of the huge games, like Monster Hunter 4 and Super Smash Bros., that are on the distant horizon. The vast majority of the games you see here are likely hitting before E3 2012.

Though there is plenty of room for criticism of the Nintendo 3DS, its software thus far and how Nintendo has handled its debut, it's difficult to deny the platform has some superb software lined up for the future. Whether or not this is enough to push system sales higher and convince investors that Nintendo's strategy is sound remains to be seen. But considering the 3DS now goes for only $169.99, that deal just got a lot sweeter.

What do you think? Is the above software enough? What else would you want to see? What titles will you definitely be getting? Sound off in the comments below!